Habitual chocolate intake and vascular disease: a prospective study of clinical outcomes in older women.

نویسندگان

  • Joshua R Lewis
  • Richard L Prince
  • Kun Zhu
  • Amanda Devine
  • Peter L Thompson
  • Jonathan M Hodgson
چکیده

ter for Bioethics, Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, 3615 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ([email protected]). Author Contributions: Dr Casarett had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: De Sousa, Smith, Ritchie, Rosenfeld, and Casarett. Acquisition of data: Smith, Bailey, Furman, Ritchie, Rosenfeld, Shreve, and Casarett. Analysis and interpretation of data: De Sousa, Smith, Corcoran, Bailey, Ritchie, Shreve, and Casarett. Drafting of the manuscript: De Sousa, Smith, Corcoran, Bailey, Shreve, and Casarett. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: De Sousa, Smith, Bailey, Furman, Ritchie, Rosenfeld, Shreve, and Casarett. Statistical analysis: Smith and Casarett. Obtained funding: Shreve and Casarett. Administrative, technical, and material support: De Sousa, Ritchie, and Casarett. Study supervision: De Sousa, Smith, Corcoran, Shreve, and Casarett. Clinical Correlation: Bailey. Financial Disclosure: None reported. Funding/Support: This material is based on work supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development Service. Dr Corcoran receives support from the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) grant HRSA GACA–K01 HP00084-02 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Dr Casarett is the recipient of a President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Disclaimer: The content of this research letter does not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of internal medicine

دوره 170 20  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010